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Old 12-29-2020, 10:05 PM   #125
CaptainCrunch
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I have such fond memories of the Corral.

Watching Mike Vernon and the Wranglers taking to the ice. Mike Heidt was the leading scorer one year with 95 points as a defenseman. Leigh Verstraete (sp?) just a tough tough kid. The Bracko's

The Calgary Cowboys in their short but spectacular stint. I remember the year that they went to the playoff and played the Nordiques and all hell broke lose and criminal charges were laid.

The Calgary Flames home opener against Quebec.

Just the design of the building. the high boards, the seats that went up at that extreme angle. the double decker bench. The run to the semi's with Pat Riggins playing lights out. The fact that they only lost 5 games at home. The playoff game where Kent Nilsson got carried off the ice, and when he returned to the ice leaping over the boards and the crowd just exploding.

It was a grand old building. the concessions were simple, they had all of those old pictures on the wall. It was cramped and cold. the dressing rooms were simple.

I still remember playing an adult beer game on the ice and feeling the ice creak when you took a stride, and the first time the Captain tried to vault over the boards on a line change and thinking this is higher then i thought.


Modern buildings don't have the uniqueness and the heart that the Corral had. They don't build em like they used to.
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